GRE Word List

ROUSING

giving rise to excitement : stirring

The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.

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WordMeaning
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
blackballto vote against
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
lavishexpending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious